I don't want to give away too much, but suffice to say that there are some really hot action scenes from "Batman: The Dark Knight" which take place in Hong Kong. See the photo for a little preview...I was just sent a referral to a video on YouTube which showed the November 2007 HK press conference for the film with director Christopher Nolan and some of the cast. For those who can understand Cantonese, it appears below. For those who can't (like me!), the comments from Nolan, and stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and others are in English.
An interesting tidbit: A young HK star named Edison Chen (陳冠希) makes a VERY BRIEF appearance in The Dark Knight. I assume -- and this is only speculation on my part -- that, with Chen's star having been on the rise, he was slated for a larger part. However, in the midst of the filming and then post-production/promotion, he was part of a now rather well-known photo scandal. I wonder if -- and, again, I am only guessing here -- his role was going to be more important in the film had the scandal not broken. Food for thought...
3 comments:
Karl, just saw the movie tonight - astonishing! I was riveted.
Wasn't aware that the Hong Kong star was in the movie and certainly not aware of the picture scandal you mentioned, but will check it out.
Thanks for the info.
I think it might be both: small role to begin with and more cuts because of the scandal. All his movies in HK are on hold.
Yes, I agree, Sydney, with all you say. It may have been a 5 minute role that was cut down to 10 seconds because of the "scandal".
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